On December 16, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities announced that Wu Cunrong, the Party Secretary and Chairman of the Political Consultative Conference in Shanxi Province, is currently under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law. Wu Cunrong has become a high-ranking CCP official who is being investigated while in office.
Public information reveals that Wu Cunrong, born in May 1963 in Anhui Province, is a member of the CCP.
Wu Cunrong previously held positions such as Director of the Planning Department of the Water Resources Department in Anhui Province, County Mayor and County Party Secretary in Zongyang County, Director and Party Secretary of the Water Resources Department in Anhui Province, Mayor and Party Secretary of Hefei City, Member of the Standing Committee of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee and Party Secretary of Hefei City, Member of the Standing Committee of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee, Vice Governor of the Provincial Government, and Deputy Party Secretary of the Party Group.
In March 2017, Wu Cunrong was transferred to Chongqing and successively served as a Member of the Standing Committee of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee, Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Government, Deputy Secretary of the Party Group, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Liangjiang New Area, President (concurrently) of the Chongqing Administration Institute, Deputy Secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee, and Principal of the Party School of the Municipal Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Chongqing Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee, and Deputy Secretary of the Party Group.
In January 2023, Wu Cunrong was appointed as the Party Secretary and Chairman of the Political Consultative Conference in Shanxi Province.
According to public reports, on December 4, 2024, Wu Cunrong attended a symposium.
This development signifies a notable shift in the leadership landscape in Shanxi Province, and it reflects the ongoing anti-corruption campaign within the CCP.